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A fluid is said to be ideal, if it is

A. Incompressible

B. Viscous and incompressible

C. Inviscous and compressible

D. Inviscous and incompressible

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D. Inviscous and incompressible


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The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm. The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be

A. 2 metres of water column

B. 3 metres of water column

C. 3.5 metres of water column

D. 4 m of water column

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The process of diffusion of one liquid into the other through a semi permeable membrane is called

A. Viscosity

B. Osmosis

C. Surface tension

D. Cohesion

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Total pressure on a lmxlm gate immersed vertically at a depth of 2 m below the free water surface will be

A. 1000 kg

B. 4000 kg

C. 2000 kg

D. 8000 kg

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The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as

A. Centre of gravity

B. Centre of depth

C. Centre of pressure

D. Centre of immersed surface

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In a broad-crested weir, the discharge is maximum if the head of water on the downstream side of weir is __________ the head of water on the upstream side of weir.

A. Equal to

B. One-third

C. Two-third

D. Three-fourth

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A flow through a long pipe at decreasing rate is called __________ uniform flow.

A. Steady

B. Unsteady

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

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A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m3 at 50 kg/cm² and a volume of 0.039 m3 at 150 kg/cm². The bulk modulus of elasticity of liquid is

A. 400 kg/cm²

B. 4000 kg/cm²

C. 40 × 10⁵ kg/cm²

D. 40 × 10⁶ kg/cm²

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Ratio of inertia force to elastic force is known as

A. Mach number

B. Froude number

C. Reynolds number

D. Weber's number

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The unit of viscosity is

A. Metres² per sec

B. kg-sec/metre

C. Newton-sec per metre²

D. Newton-sec per meter

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To avoid vaporisation in the pipe line, the pipe line over the ridge is laid such that it is not more than

A. 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

B. 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

C. 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient

D. 5.0 above the hydraulic gradient

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The total pressure on the top of a closed cylindrical vessel of radius (r) completely filled up with liquid of specific weight (w) and rotating at (ω) rad/s about its vertical axis, is

A. π w ω² r²/4g

B. π w ω² r³/4g

C. π w ω² r⁴/4g

D. π w ω² r²/2g

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A pipe of length more than double the diameter of orifice fitted externally or internally to the orifice is called a

A. Notch

B. Weir

C. Mouthpiece

D. Nozzle

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Gauge pressure at a point is equal to the absolute pressure __________ the atmospheric pressure.

A. Plus

B. Minus

C. Divide

D. Multiply

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In a venturi-flume, the flow takes place at

A. Atmospheric pressure

B. Gauge pressure

C. Absolute pressure

D. None of these

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The discharge through a channel of trapezoidal section is maximum when

A. Width of channel at the top is equal to twice the width at the bottom

B. Depth of channel is equal to the width at the bottom

C. The sloping side is equal to half the width at the top

D. The sloping side is equal to the width at the bottom

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Coefficient of contraction is the ratio of

A. Actual velocity of jet at vena contracta to the theoretical velocity

B. Loss of head in the orifice to the head of water available at the exit of the orifice

C. Loss of head in the orifice to the head of water available at the exit of the orifice

D. Area of jet at vena-contracta to the area of orifice

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The ratio of absolute viscosity to mass density is known as

A. Specific viscosity

B. Viscosity index

C. Kinematic viscosity

D. Coefficient of viscosity

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The absolute pressure is equal to

A. Gauge pressure + atmospheric pressure

B. Gauge pressure - atmospheric pressure

C. Atmospheric pressure - gauge pressure

D. Gauge pressure - vacuum pressure

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If no resistance is encountered by displacement, such a substance is known as

A. Fluid

B. Water

C. Gas

D. Ideal fluid

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Gradually varied flow is

A. Steady uniform

B. Non-steady non-uniform

C. Non-steady uniform

D. Steady non-uniform

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The total pressure on the top of a closed cylindrical vessel completely filled up with a liquid is

A. Directly proportional to (radius)2

B. Inversely proportional to (radius)2

C. Directly proportional to (radius)4

D. Inversely proportional to (radius)4

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The power transmitted through the nozzle is maximum when the head lost due to friction in the pipe is __________ of the total supply head.

A. One-half

B. One-third

C. Two-third

D. None of these

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Working principle of dead weight pressure gauge tester is based on

A. Pascal's law

B. Dalton's law of partial pressure

C. Newton's law of viscosity

D. Avogadro's hypothesis

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One poise is equal to

A. 0.1 N-s/m2

B. 1 N-s/m2

C. 10 N-s/m2

D. 100 N-s/m2

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A fluid whose viscosity does not change with the rate of deformation or shear strain is known as

A. Real fluid

B. Ideal fluid

C. Newtonian fluid

D. Non-Newtonian fluid

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According to Manning's formula, the discharge through an open channel is (where M = Manning's constant)

A. A × M × m1/2 × i2/3

B. A × M × m2/3 × i1/2

C. A1/2 × M2/3 × m × i

D. A2/3 × M1/3 × m × i

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A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury?

A. The metal piece will simply float over the mercury

B. The metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half

C. Whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level

D. Metal piece will sink to the bottom

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In an internal mouthpiece, the absolute pressure head at vena contracta is __________ the atmospheric pressure head by an amount equal to height of the liquid above the vena contracta.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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The center of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced by an immersed body is called

A. Metacentre

B. Center of pressure

C. Center of buoyancy

D. Center of gravity

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Reynolds number is significant in

A. Supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion

B. Full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc.

C. Simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of discontinuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ship's hulls

D. All of the above